It was the mid-1980s when I entered my first “internship” experience. No, I was not finishing out my college degree or completing certification requirements. I was deeply involved in my second-grade curriculum and searching for my purpose. Okay, that might be exaggerating a bit. My Dad ...
Dear Editor, Mayor and Councilors, Recently, I wrote an article about the data centers proposal likening it to an egg from a Golden Goose and cautioned about a moratorium. Since then, I have realized that a reasonable moratorium is good. It provides time to study a proposal and to develop our plan, requirements and strategies when presented with an offer from a data center. Data centers are not a “passing fancy.” They are here to stay because every aspect of our lives is affected by the Internet one way or another. So why can’t all of us buckle down and work together and give ...
According to recent news items the national debt is over $40 Trillion dollars. People seem to ignore this issue because they feel they can do nothing about it. However, almost all families have debt, and they know what they must do if their loans become too large. Answer: They need to decrease spending and try to earn more income. The latest annual U S Government Financial Position & Condition Report was dated September 30, 2025. The web address is: fiscal.treasury.gov/accounting/us-financial-report/nation-by-numbers. This 180-page report summarizes trillions of dollars of transactions, ...
The school field trip tragedy last week at Lake Macbride State Park again demonstrated the adage that a rumor can travel halfway around the globe while the truth is still putting on its shoes. Government silence during a public crisis or mass-casualty event creates an information vacuum that ...
Some noise has been made lately about the imminent redundancy of the job of physician, thanks to the ascendancy of artificial intelligence (AI) medical technology. The latest volley in the discussion comes via a JAMA essay, terrifyingly titled, "Will Autonomous AI Exceed AI-Aided Physicians ...
In 1867, the United States purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire for $7.2 million. The deal was widely ridiculed. Critics called it "Seward's Folly," after the secretary of state and lead negotiator, William Seward. In hindsight, given the state's immense natural resources and strategic ...
